2nd March – 弥生 Sakura blooms beautiful and fall gorgeously. However, not only making us enjoy seeing them but also letting us having a great taste of it – we can eat sakura! Some people might have seen it, that there are many shops selling sakura flower pickled in salt. It generally be used inContinue reading “桜料理 （Sakura-Ryouri）”
Category Archives: February
温泉 – Onsen (Hotsprings)
29th February – 如月 For the cold weather days, it feels just great to take a bath, doesn’t it? In Japan, there are many 温泉 (Onsen= hot springs) and people enjoy bathing into the very hot water and seeing the outstanding view from there all the year. From the old time, Onsen is believed toContinue reading “温泉 – Onsen (Hotsprings)”
畳 – Tatami (Traditional Flooring)
28th February ー 如月 Have you ever visited place where has Japanese flooring called 畳 (Tatami)? Tatami makes the house into Japanese style and having Tatami has many benefit in your house. It is made with a glass called イグサ (Igusa)= rushes, kitting them beautifully. Tatami has the main part with rushes 畳表(Tatami omote), board insideContinue reading “畳 – Tatami (Traditional Flooring)”
日本の怪談-Nihon no kaidan (Japanese Ghost Story）
27th February – 如月 Every month on 27th is about Japanese ghost story! This is the second post, it is about 雪女(Yukionna) and お岩さん (Oiwa san), 2 of the sad lady ghosts. 雪女（Yukionna） It is believed that the spirit of snow changes the appearance as very white skin lady wearing white kimono. This lady isContinue reading “日本の怪談-Nihon no kaidan (Japanese Ghost Story）”
日本のアイドル （Japanese Idols）No.2
26th February - 如月 Last blog was mostly about girls idol groups, so this blog puts focus on boys group. The most famous boys groups in Japan are basically from one company – Johnny’s Entertainment, established by Mr. Johnny Kitagawa. He passed away on July 2019, and it was such a huge loss for entertainment industry.Continue reading “日本のアイドル （Japanese Idols）No.2”
日本のアイドル （Japanese Idols）No.1
25th February – 如月 Idols – sing and dance as a job and they are relatively famous than ordinary people as they work on the stage. Japanese idol has contributed huge economic growth in Japan and those people give dreams to fans. From 1970s, Japan has created the style of idols now. At that timeContinue reading “日本のアイドル （Japanese Idols）No.1”
地震 Earthquake No.2
How to mitigate the risks 24th February – 如月 It is not guaranteed that when you visit Japan, there will not be any natural disasters – earthquake can occur anytime anywhere in Japan. Today’s blog will explain how to behave in several situation when you encounter earthquake in Japan. When you are inside buildings FirstContinue reading “地震 Earthquake No.2”
地震 Earthquake No.1
23rd February – 如月 Earth quake occur when the bedrock on the surface of earth called Plate slides between its border. Japan locates on 4 active plates therefore 10% of earthquake occurring on earth is related to Japan. Probably many of you have never experienced earthquake in your whole life. However, for people living inContinue reading “地震 Earthquake No.1”
日本のトイレ （Japanese Bathroom）
21st February – 如月 Japan has got very weird and different but useful things in their daily living. One of the example can be the bathroom, toilet. It is famous that Japan has the squat style toilet called 和式トイレ (Washiki toire). Many non-Japanese people confuse how to use this types of toilet, but nowadays, thereContinue reading “ 日本のトイレ （Japanese Bathroom）”
ロリィタファッション（Lolita Fashion）
20 thFebruary ‐ 如月 The cute clothes with frills, laces, ribbons like a dolls fashion. Minimize skin exposure to make it look like a little girls. Have you ever seen people wearing this doll alike clothes in Harajuku? This style is know as ロリィタファッション and girls and ladies aged around 20th to 30th enjoy getting attention fromContinue reading “ロリィタファッション（Lolita Fashion）”
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